Hello friends! It’s Heritage Day tomorrow and I’m sure most of you are gearing up a for a delicious braai. I can’t think of a better recipe than this to share with you for this occasion, so here’s a bredie (or gravy) to remember! Our friend Steve, or better known to us as Lumpy, was…
Author: jankohlercooks
Traditional Lasagne
Get ahead on some cooking for the long weekend with this family sized lasagne. If you’re going away or inviting friends and family over, it’s a great dish to make ahead. It also freezes really well. Here’s what goes in For the cheese sauce: How to do it To make the bolognaise: In a heavy-based…
Chocolate Cake wraparound
To create a chocolate wrap-around band for a standard sized cake, I find that 2 slabs of chocolate (around 250g) is usually enough. Baking chocolate always works well, but doesn’t necessarily have the best flavour! I use a good quality milk chocolate combined with about one third dark chocolate. Measure the circumference and height of…
Chocolate Fudge Cake
My daughter Morgan loves baking – probably more than I do! When cakes are now needed for any occasion, we look to her. And she often comes up with the most delicious creations. This is no doubt a combination of recipes from Tik-Tok creators and the like, and hopefully a little bit of something learnt…
Banana bread with caramel syrup
Every week now, I seem to be left with more than a few overripe bananas in the fruit basket. Either I’m not getting the message that my family no longer eat bananas or this is deliberate on their part so that I will make this much loved loaf. To be fair, the heat is killing…
Grilled Pineapple Salad
This is a lovely summer salad, perfect to serve at your next braai (or barbecue). While you’re cooking outdoors, you can grill the pineapple out there too, bringing most of your cooking into the social area space where you might be entertaining. I love serving this salad with Christmas lunch as it compliments the gammon,…
Lemon Meringue Pie
I recently made this for a friend’s birthday celebration and was reminded how incredibly popular it is. Saying that, it’s very sweet, so a little goes a long way! In this recipe I’ve given you the option to use just the 2 egg whites, or up to 4 egg whites, depending on how much volume…
Chocolate Self-saucing Pudding
This is a pudding fit for absolutely any occasion, but I’m posting this on Valentine’s Day, knowing that many of us might just be home tonight dealing with the demands of a regular week night. That said, an easy dessert to mark the occasion may not be entirely out of the question. And better yet,…
Pup-Cakes!
When Duke turned one last week, we decided to celebrate with dog treats. I’m so grateful to bloggers who share their recipes and advice about the “do’s and don’ts” for animals. Most of us with pets know that sugar and chocolate are an absolute “no-no”, but there are more foods out there that don’t agree…
Shakshuka with Brinjal
Serves 4 to 6 We’ve been enjoying some lovely summer weekends in Joburg and long Sunday brunches have been such a treat. I find Shakshuka is a great option for feeding a crowd, because you can make a very big batch and still serve eggs individually to everyone’s liking. The tomato sauce is best when…
Cheffy Mom 